I'll be showing you how to use granular processing…to turn a vocal into something I call, crazy beautiful.…Now remember, making music isn't always…about being conventional.…If you're like me, you want to create things…that are unique while still being emotionally evocative.…First, let's play the vocal.…♫(lyrics) Here my voice and I'll never leave you…Touch my soul and I'll never let you go…Be my friend and I'll never want to…Lose your love don't leave me alone…So as you can see, it's a pretty basic female vocal.…

Now let's load the granular plug in from u-he.…Ok, so let's go over what these knobs do.…The grain size knob controls the grain size,…up to about two seconds.…Unlike conventional pitch shifters, it effects the duration…of grains as they appear at the output.…The input grain size is adjusted automatically.…There are two parameters controlling pitch.…The first is the semitone knob, which adjusts…the pitch, the grains and semitones.…Next, is the scale knob, which multiplies the rate…of grain playback, between zero and four octaves.…

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10/24/2014

Make your EDM tracks stand out. Ditch the canned sounds and learn how to add texture, sheen, and movement to your productions with these extreme sound-mangling techniques, which are based on J. Scott G's production and remix experience with artists like Adam Lambert, Shiny Toy Guns, Madonna, and David Bowie. He'll show you how to create and tweak sounds with vocoders; faders, flangers, and chorus effects; reverb and delay; EQ and filters; distortion; time stretching; and glitches and granular synthesis. The final bonus chapter digs into the loops included with J. Scott's Twisted System sample pack, which comes free with the exercise files for this course. These techniques are both practical and inspirational, providing tools for creating new sounds and ideas for making electronic dance music that sounds even more creative and unique.

Note: This course was recorded in Ableton Live, but the tutorials can be used with any digital audio workstation.